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We no more know whether Brendan Ryan will scuffle all year that we do that Dustin Ackley really is a .222 hitter.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2012

The rude will scuffle through with ease enough, Great schools best suit the sturdy and the rough.

From Magnum Bonum by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

But she told me, says she, 'Just pay up as long as you have a bit's worth in the world; and then everybody will be satisfied, and we will scuffle for more.'

From David Crockett His Life and Adventures by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

If you chase a seal over a shingly beach, he will scuffle away at a surprising pace, flinging up the stones into your face with his hind feet.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

A fellow who will scuffle in an elevator is foolish enough for almost anything.

From Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts by Bailey, Roy Rutherford